Thanks to Bernd, Scott and Rick for helping me out. I have never run into token before and learned so much from Bernd’s use of it here.
I invariably learn valuable lessons from this list. . . ChatGPT, not so much. Cheers, Roger > On Dec 18, 2024, at 2:02 AM, scott--- via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Roger, I don’t believe that setting the itemDel will change how WORDs break. > It will allow you to find ITEM 2: > > ^1/x) > > I was getting char 3 of item 2 and that would work as long as x was a single > digit (which you implied originally) but Bernd’s solution is more robust (as > usual!) because it will find an x that contains 1 or more digits. > > That is a better solution than using “char” > >> On Dec 18, 2024, at 12:59 AM, Niggemann, Bernd via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Roger, >> >> This does work: >> >> Please note the quotes, in your mail it was curly quotes that do not work >> apart from asking for "word" instead of "token". >> >> on mouseUp >> set the itemDel to "^" >> put token 3 of item 2 of "((1234…)^1/x)" into field 1 >> >> set the itemDelimiter to "/" >> put cr & token 1 of item 2 of "((1234…)^1/15)" after field 1 >> end mouseUp >> >> Kind regards >> Bernd >> >>> Roger wrote: >> >>> Oops. I take it back. It does not work. >>> set the itemDel to “^" >>> put char 3 of word 2 of "((1234…)^1/x)” >>> returns blank >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
